Folding davenport bed



July 6 1926. 1,591,608

D. 'H. CALDEMEYER FOLDING DAVENPORT BED 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet i Filqd August 6 Jul 6,1926. 1,591,608 D. H. CALDEMEYER FOLDING DAVENPORT BED Fi led August 6, 1924 4 Sheets -Sheet 2 D. H. (:ALDEMEYER FOLDING DAVENPORT BED Filed August 6, 1924 4 Shuts-Shut 5 Mi I 4.

July 6,1926. 1,591,608

D. H. CALDEMEYER,

FOLDING DAVENPORT BED Filed August 6, 1924 4 Sheets-sheet 4 Patented July 6, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL H. CALDEMEYER, F EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

FOLDING DAVENPORT BED.

Application filed. August 6, 1924. Serial No. 730,563.

This invention relates to folding daven-v port beds of the general swing over type wherein one section is adapted to swing laterally 0r transversely in relation to the other section for the purpose of stacking or superposing it thereon so that, with suitable cushions arranged on the folded section, the piece of furniture may be used as a davenport, or, to be swung outwardly for arrange 1U ment alongside the stationary section to con-- vert the davenport into a bed.

The present application is for certain improvements on the folding couch set forth in my application filed August 25, 1923,

" Serial No. 659,338, the purpose being to provide a novel arrangement of bail, links or levers, and springs connecting the swing over section to the stationary section whereby case of operation will be obtained, thus relieving the user of much of the weight of the swing over section when opening the piece of furniture and facilitating replacement lifting and of the swinging section on the stationary section when the bed is in open condition.

Another object is to construct and adapt the frame of the stationary section to the end that the swinging section may have a truss or brace for purposes of strength and rigidity, without interfering with proper folding or stacking of the swinging section on the stationary section.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a folding mattress, preferably of the enclosed spring type, so constructed that when the davenport bed is closed, an upholstered or faced part of the mattress will appear at the front of the davenport, beneath the cushions, to give the impression that the piece of furniture is a davenport of regular construction and not of the folding type. a

Other object accomplished by the present improvements, and advantages obtained, will appear'more fully from the following description and the accompanying drawm s.

T am aware that the hereinbefore objects'of my invention may be accomplished with modified constructions, without :departing from the essential principles involved in the invention; therefore, the inventionis not to be considered as limited to the details of construction, except as such details may be specifically recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a davenport bed embodying my improvement, the davenport being in its usual, closed, daytime condition.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the swing over section partly drawn out, the mattress remaining in the position it assumes when the davenport is closed.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, the swing over section being fully extended, supported by the floor, the folding mattress being thrown back, or extended to cover both sections of the bed bottom, one of the pillow supports being left in the, position it assumes when the davenport is closed, the other pillow support being raised.

Fig. 4 is a plan view with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 8 but with the mattress removed, to disclose the construction, both of the pillow supports being folded. i

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55, Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a cross section, full lines showing the swing over section folded on the stationary section, dotted lines representing the partially folded position of the swing over section, the mattress being omitted; and

Fig. 7 is a detail end view of the folding I mattress, shown partly opened to illustrate its construction and use.

The davenport comprises, generally stated, an upholstered section 1 of conventional form having back and sides, a wooden frame 2 provided with legs 3, a stationary bed bottom 4 secured to, and supported by the frame 2, a swing over section 5, a folding mattress 6, and removable cushions 7.

The bed bottom 4 may be of any approved, or preferred construction, but I have found the construction shown to be well adapted for the purpose. The bottom 4 comprises metallic end pieces suitably secured to the frame 2, and metal straps and springs connecting the end pieces, as best shown in Fig. 4. The bed bottom thus provided is braced by trusses or braces 8 which are connected to the end pieces.

The swing over bed bottom section 5 is' of substantially the same construction as the section 4, subject to such variations as may be found to be desirable. Two trusses may be provided for connecting tie end pieces of the section 5 but to employ two would interfere with close stacking of section 5 on section 1-. Therefore, there is provided but a single truss 9 for bracing the end pieces of section 5 and said truss is disposed sufiiciently to the rearward part of the section 5 so that it will be positioned to be received in the space 10 which is provided at the rear of the section e. and between it and the upholstered body 1, as best shown in i and (3.

Secured to the front or the section 5 is the upholstered bar, strip or piece 11 which is adapted to lie immediately above the trimming 12 carried by frame 2 wien the section 5 is stacked on the section l, thus finishingthe lower part of the frontof, the davenport as shown in Fig. 1.

The'mattress' 6 may. be of any desired internal construction but I prefer to provide a. cloth covered spring mattress contraction such as in common use on davenport beds at the present date but it will be understood that my mattress differs in construction, and in relationship to the sections at, 5 and 1 from all otherinattresses used in connection with da'venport beds, of which Ihave. knowledge. Themattress "o is in two sections, as best shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 6 and comprises halves hinged or joined togetheralong the longitudinal or dividing edge 18, the purpose being to provides mattress which, when folded as shown in Fig. 2, willabe of the width of the section 5 and lie wholly thereon, whereas said mattress is adapted to be opened out sothat the halveslie edge to edge, one on the section 5 and the other on the section t when the bed is in the extended condition shown in Fig; 3., A, further purpose of a mattress of; this character is to provide a tinished front 14 which will be interposed between the finished bar 11 and the cushions T when the davenp ort bed is in its usual, closed, condition as shown in Fig. 1. By the provision of this feature, all wooden front piecesare done away with and the closed davenport is given the appearance of a davenjfiort of ordinary construction as will be seen from Fig. 1. hen the niattre. in its folded condition, the lower section does not extend above the upper edge, of the upholstered front bar ll but the upper section of the mattress has its upholstered or finishedfront 1 1- exposed as shown in Fig. 1 c,

The section 5 is connected to the section at in a-inanner adapting it to be swung on top of tho-section {has shown by fulllines, Big.

6, or, extendedin relation to saidiseetion as shown by full lines in by. ahail 15 n-d.: inks fi Y 15 1s gournaled in extensions of The bail the end pieces of the frame 4, as shown at 1'5, the arms of the bail being pivoted at 18 to the end pieces of the section 5.

The links 1( i are pivoted to frame or section 1 at 19 and to section 5 at 20.

Contractile coil-springs 21 which are secured at 22 to the bail 15 and at 23 to the irame are adapted to assist in raising the section 5 after it has been partly lifted and to more or less counterbalance said section when it is being lowered from the dotted line position of Fig. (5 to the extended, full line, position of Fig, 5 in opening the davenport to convert it; into a bed, and to assist in raising section 5 from the full line position of Fig. 5 to the dotted line position of Fig. 6; for the purpose of obtaining the best actions in these respects, the springs 21 are connected to the section 4-. above the points of journaling of the bail 15 and to the curved arms of said bail.

Referring to Fig; 6, it will be observed that the bail 15 is pivoted below the plane of the frame or section 4. and the arms thereof extend.- rearwardly. and are curved up wardl-y to the points where they are pivoted at. 18 to the frame or section 5; further, that the springs 21 are disposed above the arms of the bail and connected at 22 and L3 in such manner that they have a tendency to raise the section 5 when the bed is closed but the weightof the section 5 normally prevents the springs from lifting said section. ll hen the section 5 is slightly pulled upon by the operator, the springs 21 then come into play and relieve the operator of the greater part of the work of raising the section 5. Vi henthe parts assume the dotted line position of Fig 6, the springs are substantially out of tension as they have then contracted due tothe different position assumed by the arms of the bail 15. As the section 5 is pulled downwardly by the operator to bring it to the position shown in F 5, the springs are extended and when the bed is fully opened the are under tension but. are not suiiiciently tensioned to overcome the weight of the sec tion 5. However. when the operatorbegins to lift the outer part of the section as the first step toward closing the bed, the springs assert a lifting action to relieve the operator of the work of raising the section 5'to the dotted line position of Fig. 6. Then, by pushing on thesection 5 it' is swungbacli totlie full line position of Fig. 6.

The links 16, in conjunctionwith the bail 15 support section at two points, namely. the pivots 18 and 20, thus minimizing twistor side sway of section 5' wlienheing opened or, closed, and providing a linkage, in

connection 'w'itlrt he springs 21,.bywhich opening and closing movements are fac'ilif-' I: and made I p to, th 'epemtor.

g application Serial No.

659,338, I provide legs 24 which are pivoted at 25 to brackets 26 carried by the section 5 and have studs 27 loosely'received in are shaped slots 28. Carried by the frame 2, or by the section 4, as may be preferred, are inclined guides 29, similar to those appearing in my aforesaid application, which are arranged to engage the foldable legs 2% when the section 5 is brought down upon the section 4, thereby folding the legs 24.

For the purpose of retaining the mattress 6 and to afford supports for the pillows, foldable racks 30 are provided which are hinged to the ends of the section 5. These racks are normally folded down on the mattress 6 as shown at the left of Fig. 3 but raised, as shown at the right of Fig. 3 when the davenport is extended for use as a bed. The racks 3O lie between the sections of the mattress 6 when the latter are folded and hence do not appear in Fig. 2.

The space between braces 8 and the bed bottom at may be used to contain a shallow cedar chest, the lid of which forms a base upon which rests the bottom a on which is placed the cushions when the couch is used as a bed.

I claim 1. In a folding davenport bed, the combination with bed bottom sections adapted to stack, one on the other, or to be arranged side by side, the extensible section being provided with a front bar finished in upholstery material constituting a part of the front of the davenport bed when the latter is closed, of a mattress comprising sections to be adapted to be stacked, one on the other, when the bed bottom sections are in stacked relationship, the front edge of the lowermost mattress section being substan tially concealed by the finished bar aforesaid, the remaining section of the mattress being provided with a front edge finished in upholstery material corresponding in appearance with that of the front bar and adapted to be exposed above the said front bar when the davenport bed is in closed condition, said mattress being adapted to be opened out to lie on both bed bottom sections when the latter are in extended, side by side, relationship.

2. In a folding davenport bed, the combination with two sections of two inde endent links at each end of said sections, each link being pivoted at its ends to said sections, and adapting one section to be swung over and stacked on the other section, or to be extended, so that said sections will be arranged in side by side relationship, said links being arranged in general lateral disposition, one above the other when the sections are in stacked relationship, the forward ends of the links being pivoted to the stationary bed bottom section and the rearward ends pivoted to the movable bed bot tom section, the lower link of each set curving or inclining upwardly to its point of connection to the movable bed bottom section, and laterally disposed coil springs which are disposed above the lower links and between the links of each set, said springs being disposed in substantially horizontal position and substantially parallel to the main parts of the lower links when the sections are in stacked relationship and are connected to the curved parts of said lower links, the springs being adapted to exert a lifting and counterbalancing effect on the swingover or movable bed bottom section when it is being raised by hand from its stacked position or from its extended position.

3. In a folding davenport bed, the combination with a davenport body, of a bed bottom section connected thereto which is separated by a space from the back of the davenport body, and a swing over bed bottorn section, adapted to stack on the station ary bed bottom section, or to be arranged alongside of it, said swing over section having a truss which is adapted to be received in the space aforesaid when the sections are in stacked relationship.

at. In a folding davenport bed, the combination with a davenport body, of a bed bottom section connected thereto which is separated by a space from the back of the davenport body, and a swing over bed bottom section, adapted to stack on the stationary bed bottom section, or to be arranged alongside of it, said swing over section having a truss which is adapted to be received in the space aforesaid when the sections are in stacked relationship, and trusses for the stationary bed bottom section.

in testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DANIEL H. OALDEMEYER. 

